And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men.
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Gill's Exposition
And when David heard of it,.... Of the preparation made by the Ammonites to fight with him:
he sent Joab and all the host of the mighty men: he sent out Joab his general, and an army under his…
Barnes' Notes
This sufficiently indicates the greatness of the danger to Israel from this formidable league of Ammonites and Syrians.
Adam Clarke
All the host of the mighty - All his worthies, and the flower of his army.
Here we have, I. The preparation which the Ammonites made for war, Sa2 10:6. They saw they had made themselves very odious to David and obnoxious to his just displeasure. This they might easily have…
Cambridge Bible
all the host of the mighty men Lit. all the host, the mighty men. Elsewhere "the mighty men" appear to be distinguished from the main body of the army as a corps of picked warriors, (see note on ch.…